BY A COUNTRY MILE

Meaning of BY A COUNTRY MILE in English

by a long distance, by a wide margin

Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BY A COUNTRY MILE — by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far …
English Idioms vocab
MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Basque Country Cockpit Country country dance country music cross country running cross country skiing …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTRY — I. ˈkən.trē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cuntree, contree, from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrata …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTRY — /kun"tree/ , n. , pl. countries , adj. n. 1. a state or nation: What European countries have you visited? …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTRY — I. ˈkən-trē noun ( plural countries ) Etymology: Middle English contree, from Anglo-French cuntree, contré, from Medieval Latin contrata, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTRY — adv the rock through which a vein runs. 2. country ·adv rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
Britannica English vocabulary
COUNTRY — countr|y BrE AmE ˈkʌntr |i ▷ countr|ies iz ▶ ˌ country and ˈ western BrE AmE ▶ ˌ country ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTRY — / ˈkʌntri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] an area of land that has or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTRY — I. coun ‧ try 1 S1 W1 /ˈkʌntri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural countries ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILE — n.1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a Roman …
Oxford English vocab
COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
MILE — ( miles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mile is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTRY — ( countries) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A country is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNTRY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a country club (= a sports and social club, usually in the countryside ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — [noun] [C] - a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometresa ten-mile driveThe nearest town is ten …
Cambridge English vocab
MILE — n. Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COUNTRY — n. Basque Country Cockpit Country country dance country music country and western cross country running cross country skiing Mother Lode …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Slang English vocab
COUNTRY — INDEX: country/nation 1. a country 2. a country that is partly or completely controlled by another 3. land that belongs …
Longman Activator English vocab
COUNTRY
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Словарь английских идиом
MILE — сущ. миля; перен.; мн. большое расстояние English, land, statute mile ≈ английская миля (= 1609 м) Admiralty (или geographical, nautical, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. ≈ Дорога шла по равнине. Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILE — mile.ogg maıl n 1. миля statute /land/ mile - сухопутная миля ( = 1605 м ) nautical /Admiralty, geographical/ mile …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNTRY — country.ogg 1. ʹkʌntrı n 1. 1> страна member country - страна-член ( какой-л. организации ); страна-участница ( какого-л. соглашения ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILE — миля - freight miles - freight train miles - international nautical mile - land mile - nautical mile - passenger …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MILE — миля - freight miles - freight train miles - international nautical mile - land mile - nautical mile - passenger miles - route miles - statute mile - track …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MILE — миля - geographical mile - nautical mile - statute mile
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MILE — mile сущ.миля; перен.; мн. ч. большое расстояние English, land, statute mile — английская миля ( - 1609 м) Admiralty (или …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COUNTRY — country сущ.1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. — Его путь идет по равнине. Syn:region, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY — by предл.1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MILE — n 1. миля statute /land/ mile - сухопутная миля ( = 1605 м ) nautical /Admiralty, geographical/ mile - морская …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTRY — 1. ʹkʌntrı n 1. 1> страна member country - страна-член ( какой-л. организации ); страна-участница ( какого-л. соглашения ) giving …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MILE — сущ. 1) сокр. - m миля ( единица длины, различная в разных странах ) English mile, land mile, statute mile …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COUNTRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. — Его путь идет по равнине. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BY — 1. предл. 1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с ( нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л. ) a home by a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MILE — сущ. 1) сокр. - m миля (единица длины, различная в разных странах) English mile, land mile, statute mile — английская миля, сухопутная …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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